aVLPM051 Law in Medicine

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Jaroslav Divoký (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 15:00–18:30 KOM 410
Prerequisites (in Czech)
This Course is open to the students of English programme General Medicine as well to the Erasmus students. No further prerequisites are needed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 3/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to understand basics of system of law and basics of single legal branches. Legal problems in health care are discussed in-depth.
Learning outcomes
The studnets will undersdand - Rights of a patient - Rights of a physician/healthcare professional - Be acquainted with the healthcare funding - Cross border provision of health services - Patient privacy and health data
Syllabus
  • Health care law – sources, public health insurance, subjects of public health insurance and their duties, health insurance funds, patients rights, medical liability, confidentiality, protection of privacy, detention, health care professions, health care administration, self-government in health care Employment law – sources, labour code – structure, subjects of labour law, trade unions – basic information, content of labour relationship, health protection, liability, special labour conditions for specific categories of employees, remuneration
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KENNEDY, Ian and Andrew GRUBB. Medical law. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, lxxvii, 23. ISBN 0406903255. info
  • HERVEY, Tamara K. and Jean V. MCHALE. Health law and the European Union. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, lxix, 469. ISBN 9780521605243. info
Teaching methods
5 bloc seminars. Attendance of all of them is strongly recommended, 1 absence is tolerated.
Assessment methods
Group work and presentation at the final seminar. Alternative - test for students who failed to meet the attendance requirement.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
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